St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-28
The Statement Made by Ex-Mayor De
Laittrs That the City Government
Isn't Straight,
Whereupon Mayor Ames Expresses the
Belief That the People Have No
Confidence in the Ex-Mayor.
The Coroner's Jury Renders a Verdict
That Nels johnson Was Killed
by ELI Nelson.
Gov. McGill to Preside Over To.
Nights Anti-Coercion Meeting
.-News in Brief.
THE CITY ADMuNlsTRATI
Ex.May0r De Laittre Charges It II
Being CrOOkedly Run.

SEOohcutS
The interview with Mayor Ames in yester-
days GLOBE created widespread comment, a
little CONSERVATION and even touch of agita-
ton. Ex-Mayor John de Laittree was con-
siderably stirred up. and when asked for a
statement said very emphatically:
~ defy Mayor Ames or anybody else to
prove that any prisoners were ever released
from the lookup, as alleged, under my admin
istration as mayor. Chief of Police Munger
did release a lot Of prisoners. He took adj
vantage of my absence and did it ut the con-
nivance of AmeS and party of his friends.
! threatened TO discharge Munger and told
him if he ever did such thing again his
head would come Off.
Il have no recollection of that alleged
statement of mine at the West hotel. don {
recall any situation in which l would have
occasion to say it. But if l did say it / had
good reason to back my statement, and l
have nothing to take back. Indict Mayor
Ames TO save the Republican party? If its
salvation hinged on the indictment of Mayor
Ames it wouldn't be worth saving.
1.-THE papers have been asking what a grand
jury is for, if it doesn't indict somebody. A
grand jury's business is to convene accord
ing to law, not to frame indictments unless
it has evidence which it believes 10 be suffi-
cient to sustain satisfactory trial. If We
had had evidence of more definite character
Mayor Ames, the chief of police and several
others would have been indicted. l am
satisfied, and know the grand jury, as well
as many good citizens, are satisfied that the
city administration is being run crooked.
We consulted the city attorney as to whether
the evidence at our command would justify
an indictment and sustain q trial. The evil
dence was mainly secured from police subor
dinates who were in awe of their periors."
MAYOR AMES RETORTS.
After the above appeared N print, together
with some other abuse of Mayor Ames, that
official was met by GLOBE reporter, and the
following conversation ensued:
Say. Mayor Ames, eX-Mayor De Laittre,
the present foreman of the grand jury, got
back at your GLOBE interview in great shape.
Have you anything to say?"
well I'll tell you. my boy,
the ex-mayor has always been
d great man in his own
mind. He accidentlY became mayor of this
city once, and ever since then his head has
been swelled. The difference between his es-
timation of his own importance and that in
which the people hold him will never again
be tested at the ballot box, because his party
will never trust him further than to put him
where his well-known fanaticism VIII crop
out, hoping thereby to create pub
lie impression through his frothings
He is dandy in his peculiar
line, but his one-idea policy will
never again win public favor in this city at
the hands of the voters. l like Mayor De-
Laittre for his simplicity and gullibility when
sore heads pour their tales of woe into his
too willing ears. He would be more liberal
man, and consider that there are always too
sides to a question, if he had the capacity,
but he amt built that way. Oh, no, the grand
old party will never be saved by any
sacrifice, but it was last fall. The programme
of the Republicans to make me die is a
wel-planned one; but, Notwithstanding l
have been Systematically hit upon the head
by well directed Republican cobble stone at
every street corner still refuse to submit to
a quiet demise at the hands of the villains
who are arrayed against me. They have
played the legislature, the ex-Republican
council. the police commission and grand
juries against me until the people are thor
oughly disguised with their tactics.
The fact of the matter is, I rather
enjoy it because it gives great fighting
grounds for the future. Mayor De Laittre
should remember that barking dogs meyer
bite Who ever heard of Mayor De Iaittre
until he accidentally became mayor OF this
city, and who ever heard of him since except
as a dead-head at a minstel show in the
Grand opera house. Oh, yes, I
forgot; he was foreman of the
last grand jury, and may again try to indict
me if he can only get sufficient evidence. The
voters of the city would be only too glad to
have Mayor De Lattre and other members Of
his gang crop out again as candidates for
public offices, in order that they could show
their contempt for their one-idea fanaticism.
Turn up another 'chromo,' Mr.. Reporter